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What significance does "use PDO" have?
I'm using NetBeans, and it occasionally gives me a warning that I should "generate use PDO". If I let NetBeans do it for me, it creates:
at the top of the page.
I plan to use both PDO and mysqli in my project, would that interfere? Is this even a recommended thing of any significance?
Thanks.
use PDO;at the top of the page.
I plan to use both PDO and mysqli in my project, would that interfere? Is this even a recommended thing of any significance?
Thanks.
Mark Ely
http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/why-you-should-be-using-phps-pdo-for-database-access--net-12059
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Mark Ely,
That link does not address my question. My question is not whether I should use PDO, but rather, what is the significance of a physical line that says "use PDO;" at the beginning of a PHP script. That article has several users complaining how the author does not explain the "use PDO" statement.
That link does not address my question. My question is not whether I should use PDO, but rather, what is the significance of a physical line that says "use PDO;" at the beginning of a PHP script. That article has several users complaining how the author does not explain the "use PDO" statement.
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Ray,
I guess there are two variants. Either just the 'use', or 'use ... as ...' But I have a better idea of what it does now, thanks for the help.
I guess there are two variants. Either just the 'use', or 'use ... as ...' But I have a better idea of what it does now, thanks for the help.